Borobudur

Borobudur, or Barabudur, is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist Temple in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. The monument consists of six square platforms topped by three circular platforms and is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues. A main dome, located at the center of the top platform, is surrounded by 72 Buddha statues seated inside a perforated stupa. It is the world’s largest Buddhist temple, as well as one of the greatest Buddhist monuments in the world.

Built in the 9th century during the reign of the Sailendra Dynasty, the temple was designed in Javanese Buddhist architecture, which blends the Indonesian indigenous cult of ancestor worship and the Buddhist concept of attaining Nirvana. The temple also demonstrates the influences of Gupta art that reflects India's influence on the region, yet there are enough indigenous scenes and elements incorporated to make Borobudur uniquely Indonesian.

The monument is both a shrine to the Lord Buddha and a place for Buddhist pilgrimage.

Thank you Rini!

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Borobudur (en javanés barabudhur o barabudur) es una estupa budista con silueta piramidiforme relacionada con la tradición Mahāyāna, que está ubicada en la provincia Java Central de Indonesia, 40 kilómetros al noroeste de Yogyakarta. Es el monumento budista más grande del mundo. 

Fue construido entre los años 750 y 850 por los soberanos de la dinastía Sailendra. El nombre puede derivar del sánscrito "Vihara Buddha Ur", que se traduce como "el templo budista en la montaña".

El monumento consta de seis plataformas cuadradas coronadas por tres plataformas circulares, y está decorado por 2.672 paneles de relieve y 504 estatuas de Buda.

El monumento es un santuario y lugar de peregrinaje budista.

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